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The South Devon Players theatre company

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Internationally awardwinning, inclusive, professional theatre company based in Devon
“Stunning performances and choreography”
“Dynamic, dramatic, distinctive”
“Seamlessly combining tradition with innovation”
- Show reviewers in 2023

The South Devon Players Theatre & Film Company, offers a new approach to theatre-making. Involving people of all levels of experience, from beginners to seasoned professionals, the Players create full scale dramatic productions primarily focussing on historical events and classical texts

The South Devon Players has been running for 19 years and specialises in dramas based on researched history, and classical literature (and Shakespeare); creating inclusive, and empathic opportunities for people of all ages, demographics, and experience, to launch, or further, their careers in theatre and performing arts, as well as related disciplines.

The South Devon Players also value the educational and social benefits of theatre, extremely highly, running training classes and providing educational materials alongside the show, as well as creating accessible, affordable theatre shows, our educational outputs for the community, leading on inclusion for marginalised people to access culture; and creating pathways to professional careers in arts & culture for local people.

People working with us have gone on to work in large scale film & TV productions, to further training inclusive of RADA and Bristol Old Vic, and to obtain the credits needed for professional registration with the actors Spotlight directory which in turns allows them to be able to apply to register with larger actors agencies. Audience feedback is also extremely positive from our shows and projects.
Our work, over the past few years has won several awards including on a national and international scale; we are the All-England winner of the "Epic Award" 2017 (now rebranded as the Creative Lives Award) and the Theatre Partner Award in the Long Island Theatre Awards 2019 (New York).
We are also now linking with various organisations, including regional universities, to widen our community offerings through education and placements.

We invite you to be part of the magic

Direct theatre company contact details
[email protected]
Tel/ text 07855 090589
www.southdevonplayers.com
www.twitter.com/sdevonplayers
www.facebook.com/sdevonplayers

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40 reviews
Peter King
5
2 Years ago
My housemate and myself had a fantastic evening at the barnfield theatre watching a mid summers night dream. The production was really well done with lots of inter changing roles taken on by the actors. Of particular note was the young lady playing Puck, the lady playing Helena and the gentleman playing Nick Bottom. To remember such a large amount of dialogue was truly amazing. I wish you all every success with your future performances. Pete king.
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Anne Kelly
5
4 Years ago
A remarkable, refreshingly professional group of very talented performers. Dedicated and entertaining. One does not need to travel to the West End for top quality live theatre... it can be found right here in the Southwest with the South Devon Players. Break a leg beautiful souls xx
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Lee Metherell - Big Merv
5
3 Years ago
Coming into acting at 47 years old left me rendered with trepidation, I had no idea if was was going to be any good or too old for that matter. During the rehearsal process all the aforementioned was immediately eradicated due to the wonderful welcome I was given by the SDP. It’s a wonderfully inclusive group of passionate, professional and outgoing individuals. They show kindness in every way, and new found friendships have been formed. We’re all a bit crackers, but we’re crackers together! My other family!
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The Naked Sheep The Naked Sheep
5
7 Years ago
The South Devon Players are a fantastic group of people. They are so much more than an am dram group. They are a mixture of people who come together to bring fabulous, professional theater and film productions to us, the public. They welcome all abilities, spend time helping and teaching those who want to be a part of their productions, but have not yet been able to progress in an acting role. Everyone is an equal. Parts are assigned following an audition. They have won awards both in the UK and the USA. I highly recommend you watch their productions. It's theater at its best.
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Maggie Donaldson
5
7 Years ago
Seeing one of the South Devon Players performances is an immersive, emotional experience. For a small company, they pack a huge punch, both in the quality of their acting and the ambitious settings of their shows. This year I have seen a terrific Macbeth by them (which won an award in June at the prestigious Long Island Community Theatre Awards in New York State) and also a really first rate adaptation of Hugo's Les Miserables. I would recommend them to anyone, they are simply superb
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-We do not condone "play to play" with participation in shows/ tech. We do not ask anyone to pay to perform or crew in any of our shows. - Show tickets (for audiences) are per show, as detailed on our website. - External companies booking our workshops, talks and team should contact us to discuss costs which vary by the project/
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